Drake pens open letter about killing of Alton Sterling
07 July 2016, 12:47
| Written by
Laurence Day
Drake has shared his thoughts on the killing of Alton Sterling in a new open letter posted to Instagram.
Earlier this week Sterling, a 37-year-old black man, was shot dead by two white police officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He was reportedly selling CDs.
Hours after the letter was posted online, another black man was shot dead by another white police officer. Philando Castile was killed in front of his family while reaching for his ID in Minnesota.
Read Drake's letter below.
A photo posted by champagnepapi (@champagnepapi) on Jul 6, 2016 at 5:50pm PDT
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